![]() ![]() The perplexing format of the book is comparable to the ways in which memories of our past resurface. But it slowly reveals itself to be a staggering tale about fear, language, family, fate and memory, drenched in themes of mythology and fairytale. The varying perspectives and non-linear timeline is enough to throw anyone off. The beginning of this book is difficult to understand. The River is from the viewpoint of Marcus/Margot, who ran away from their adoptive parents and lived with Sarah and young Gretel on their houseboat for some time. The Hunt is also from Gretel’s perspective, as she seeks to find her mother. The Cottage is written from the perspective of Gretel, after she has found her mother sixteen years after she left her. Everything Under tells of Gretel, her mother, Sarah, and Marcus/Margot from three different timelines: The Cottage, The Hunt and The River. ![]() Yet it was so magical and all-encompassing, I didn’t want to put it down. Well, reading Everything Under felt akin to being thrown around inside a washing machine: disorientating. I began to wonder if you had ever really existed at all.’ You were a ghost in my brain, in my stomach. ![]()
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